Sentences with phrase «only food security»

«I think microorganisms can be the «stars» of a new era of agriculture, in which we consider not only food security but also sustainability,» she says.

Not exact matches

The same people who protest international support for third - world countries saying «we need to take care of our own first» are ironically the same people who actually want to abolish food stamps, the WIC program, free school lunches, welfare and social security in the US, never mind the fact that the people who benefit from these programs are the ones who cut their lawns, clean their homes, serve their meals in restaurants, and build their houses, all while going home to a tiny apartment they share with 6 other people and finding nothing to eat in the house but a can of green beans because payday is still 2 days off and there's only enough gas in the car to get them to work the next two days, so driving around town for 2 hours trying to find an open food bank isn't an option.

During the very early months of life the baby not only ingests food but also absorbs security and love through his body, and especially through his mouth.

While Monday's visit revealed the complete transformation of a community — better irrigation systems, food security, employment for both men and women, and most importantly, sustainability — Wednesday's visit reveals only the first fruits of World Vision's trickle - up approach.

In most developed countries, governments consider offering food and social security as two important areas, next only to ensuring fundamental rights.

«Small - scale farmers have developed initiatives and alternatives that embody a farmer - led and farmer - centered agricultural system that not only ensures food security, but also resists the control of agrochemical corporations,» said Nazareno.

MASIPAG shares how farmer empowerment is crucial not only in achieving food security for the household and community, but also food sovereignty and genuine rural development.

«We only hope that other legislators will also see the light and take part in protecting our rice and food security by scrutinizing the Golden Rice technology and its planned field trials and commercialization.»

In case you haven't heard, the popularity of «Pulses» in the food industry is dramatically on the rise, not only for their nutritional benefit, but also as the leading front - runner to help solve global food issues like food security, drought protection and agricultural sustainability.

She not only revealed the gravity of food security challenges but also proposed very pragmatic and unique solutions.

Well I think what gets me so jazzed about this celebration of pulses is that a global organization like the UN is recognizing how important they are; not only for their exceptional nutritional value, but also for food security and sustainability.

USDA asserts that 20 % of families in America have «low food security,» but more quietly states that only 1 % of American children experienced actual hunger at any time during 2010 (the most recent year statistics are available).

«Importantly, we are the only organisation that can help the next government achieve the long term security food, water, housing and energy issues that will be at the top of every party's agenda.

«The drive towards food security is therefore not only to ensure that Lagosians have enough to eat, but that the people of the entire Western Nigeria have enough to eat and export to other States and outside Nigeria.

While emphasizing that the south west holds the future of food security in Nigeria, Governor Ambode said the available massive arable and fertile land had placed the region on a sound footing to use agriculture not only to grow the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the region but also to ensure food availability for the country.

Legumes, which include peas, beans, peanuts and alfalfa, are grown in almost every climatic region and are second only to cereals in terms of contribution to food security.

Only if we do is there any hope of achieving this ultimate security, which concerns less the state than the individual citizen's quest for access to water, food, shelter, health and employment.

«How to achieve sustainable global food security is not only a technical question but a political economic one, and requires interdisciplinary research of the kind we do here at Sheffield.»

«We know that the pressures of increasing food security will only get bigger as population and economic growth pressure the world's food system,» writes Foley, who is not involved in the work, «and understanding how and where yields can still improve is vital to improving food security.»

Rice production is critical for global food security, and demand will only grow as the world's population expands by an estimated 2 - 3 billion by 2050.

«These food security issues will only be overcome by a shift in food consumption habits, particularly when we are talking about meat consumption.

Although African maize is infected by several virus species from at least six different families, there are two that stand out as the greatest threat to African food security: these are Maize streak virus [MSV]; family Geminiviridae, a virus species with an extremely small single - stranded DNA genome that was first discovered infecting African maize over a century ago; and Maize rough dwarf virus [MRDV], family Reoviridae, a virus species with a complex double - stranded RNA genome that until recently was thought to occur only in Europe and Asia.

Why not indeed: Tree planting not only counteracts deforestation, but tackles social, political, environmental and economic issues ranging from global warming to food security.

The only income received by the Plaintiff consists of a $ 969.00 per month (SSI / EAEDC) payment from the Social Security Administration, Retirement, Survivors and Disability Insurance and $ 16.00 per month in food stamp benefits from the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance.

Loved how close it was to Lahaina and restaurants and shopping... Only issues: in the baths need to be careful with the showers or water soaks the mat... the refrigerator needs servicing - if you put any food in, temperature goes «haywire»... need better explanation on sound system for the home... and guests should be encouraged to use the security system versus being told to just lock the doors... person who met us was «late» and didn't provide the beverages we had requested on arrival... he did not communicate the requested cleaning date time - went without mid-week cleaning.

If we can ever get around to stop destabilizing large parts of this planet, then they won't seem so «threatening» — then, we can shrink the military back from the $ 600 billion monstrosity that it is now (as poster # 4 rightly said) and focus on human security at home and abroad: adequate shelter, food, health, education, and an energy system that won't fry the only livable planet we have.

Then, with their freely - chosen support, the sky is the limit: reallocate sections of the defense budget to selective nation - building; change agricultural policy to favor sustainable home - grown food where possible in the interests of health and national security; create programs that encourage Americans to help with sanitation, agriculture and birth control in developing countries; slice away the parts of government that get in the way (thereby freeing up the budget); protect citizen and consumer's rights; strictly regulate pollution; shut down destabilizing financial schemes, and eventually earn enough respect in the world that we're not the only ones on the bandwagon.

Climate change effects on agriculture will have consequences for food security both in the U.S. and globally, not only through changes in crop yields, but also changes in the ways climate affects food processing, storage, transportation, and retailing.

[W] hile looking at seed technology to enhance agricultural productivity is important, it is only a small component of our food security partnership with the government.

Not only does it inhibit the reduction of poverty, but it restricts food security by limiting the places in which food can be grown.

It is not something that is [only] going to happen in the future,» said David Lobell, a professor at Stanford University's centre for food security, who devised the models.

For the only proven routes to development — to water and food security, improved health care and education, secure livelihoods — involve expanding access to energy services, and, consequently, a seemingly inevitable increase in fossil fuel use and thus carbon emissions.

A group of scientists won the 2017 Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security for applying advanced breeding techniques to strains of primitive and modern wheat to develop a set of durum wheat varieties that can not only withstand constant 35 to 40 degree Celsius (95 to 104 degree Fahrenheit) heat,

Investment in mitigation and adaptation is not only our moral obligation as a major contributor to climate change, but also a sound investment in alleviating poverty and ensuring global food security now and in the future.

Not only does this work help stabilize the coastal ecosystem, but it also serves to improve food security and the prospects for peace, and builds on one of Adeso's largest projects funded by the European - Commission — Your Environment Is Your Life.

Freak weather patterns will not only affect agricultural output and food security, but will also lead to water shortages and trigger outbreaks of water and mosquito - borne diseases such as diarrhea and malaria in many developing nations.

Another key consideration for eco-cities, which will only increase in importance, is food security, says Claris.

Even using the best of the known Carbon Recovery techniques, CRFS (Carbon Recovery for Food Security) that sequesters only about 27 % of the tonnage that BECCS & DACCS would have to address in disposing of CO2, and that maximizes the utility of the carbon and thus the revenues offsetting costs, the scale of the task remains huge and faces timelags both of lead time and effect.

«The need to make these connections is urgent because the commercial demands, food security issues, and government mandates driving agriculture's expansion into forested areas will only increase.»

«When individuals offset their carbon footprint through projects like CDI's Trees of Hope, they're not only taking action on their unavoidable, personal contribution to climate change, but they're also addressing challenges like food security and education because many farmers include income - generating crop trees in their plantings and use their carbon finance earnings to pay for their children's schooling fees.

The NRC and ISU studies argue that U.S. biofuel policies have only modest impacts on grain prices whereas the CSI and CWFS studies indicate that biofuel policies contributed significantly to the 2008 global food crisis and / or pose significant risks to global food security today.

Indigenous peoples of the Arctic are among the first that are being forced to relocate entire villages and whose food security is threatened by not only the negative impacts of climate change but by the pollution caused by oil, natural gas spills, and mining operations in our critical ecosystems.

Dr Lawrence Jackson, a co-author of the report, said: «Our work surprised us when we saw that the threat to food security was so imminent; the increased risk of severe droughts is only 10 years away for China and India.

The Guardian article, «Palm oil risk to Africa as prospectors eye swaths of land,» describes how plantations not only fail to deliver on the promise of jobs, but also hamper food security in the long run:

For example, the rapid growth in use of crops for biofuels to ensure energy security in the face of soaring petrol prices, not only reduced food availability, but also drove millions of people off the land and contributed to food riots in 30 countries around the world.

We consider that this type of work is instrumental not only to advancing the climate change and food security dialogue in the Kyrgyz Republic, but also to providing concrete input for adaptation planning.

It aims to not only help advance the climate change and food security dialogue in Nepal, but also provide concrete inputs for adaptation planning to build resilience in the most vulnerable regions of the country.

Not only can you support the economic health of your community and offer security to your hardworking neighbors, but you can eliminate the uncertainties of agribusiness by talking to your farmer and seeing first - hand how your food is produced.

As simple as it sounds, the link between food security and conservation only emerged after years of work.

How can we talk then about climate justice when those women are not only struggling to ensure food security but also suffering from the threat of climate variability?